Medical returns: Seeking health care in Mexico

Horton, Sarah; Cole, Stephanie

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.035

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“…Therefore, it is possible to say that destination image involves the images of the individual elements or attributes that contribute to the tourism experience of tourists [19]. A number of tourism researchers have studied about the destination image construct and its influence on tourists' behavior, the travel selection process, and travel satisfaction [37].…”

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A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

Lajevardi¹

2016

J Tourism Hospit

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Section: Perceived Destination Imagementioning

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A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

Lajevardi¹

2016

J Tourism Hospit

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“…Som studier av andre transmigranter viser, benytter man slike hjemreiser til å forbruke helsetjenester i hjemlandet (Lee mfl. 2010;Horton og Cole 2011). Våre analyser viser at de polske helsetjenestene har en supplerende funksjon og utfyller det som oppleves som mangler i det norske helsevesenet.…”

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Transnasjonale helsepraksiser. Bruk av helsetjenester blant polske arbeidsinnvandrere i Norge

Stachowski¹,

Rye²

2017

NorTidHelse

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Transnational Health Practices Among Polish Labor Migrants in NorwayThe article discusses the use of health-care services among Polish labor migrants in Norway. We apply theories of patient–physician relationship, trust, and transnationalism to analyze a material of qualitative in-depth interviews with eleven Polish labor migrants about their health practices. The material demonstrates how and why many Polish labor migrants evaluate Norwegian primary health care negatively. Their main reason for doing so is the non-paternalistic doctor–patient relationship. They therefore supplement Norwegian health services with health services available in their home country. However, the labor migrants tend to evaluate the Norwegian health system more favorably as time passes. In total, the Poles establish creative, reflexive, competent, and dynamic health practices that go beyond national state borders and combine elements of two health-care systems. We argue that these practices enable migrants to enhance the total quality of their health care.

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“…Reasons for this cross-border movement include lower priced products and services, easier access to care, and cultural familiarity (Horton & Cole, 2011; Su & Wang, 2011; Wallace et al, 2009). Although there are no in-depth qualitative studies to evaluate patient care, surveys do suggest high satisfaction with care among these populations (Byrd & Law, 2009).…”

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A challenging entanglement: health care providers’ perspectives on caring for ill and injured tourists on Cozumel Island, Mexico

Hoffman

Crooks

Snyder

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: Despite established knowledge that tourists often fall ill or are injured abroad, little is known about their treatment. The intent of this study was to explore health care professionals’ treatment provision experiences on Cozumel Island, Mexico. Methods: 13 semi-structured interviews were undertaken with professionals across a number of health care vocations on Cozumel Island. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed to determine common challenges faced in the provision of treatment for transnational tourists. Results: Three thematic challenges emerged from the data: human and physical resource deficiencies, medical (mis)perceptions held by patients and complexities surrounding remuneration of care. Health care providers employ unique strategies to mitigate these challenges. Conclusion: Although many of these challenges exist within other touristic and peripheral spaces, we suggest that the challenges experienced by Cozumel Island’s health care professionals, and their mitigation strategies, exist as part of a complex entanglement between the island’s health care sector and its dominant tourism landscape. We call on tangential tourism services to take a larger role in ensuring the ease of access to, and provision of quality health care services for tourists on Cozumel Island.

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Medical returns: Seeking health care in Mexico

Cited by 102 publications

References 20 publications

A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

Transnasjonale helsepraksiser. Bruk av helsetjenester blant polske arbeidsinnvandrere i Norge

A challenging entanglement: health care providers’ perspectives on caring for ill and injured tourists on Cozumel Island, Mexico

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